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William Bryson 1555–1664 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 18 March 1664

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Bryson

Mother: Janet Afleck

Spouse(s): AGNES Stout, Bessie Dunino, Janet Brown

Children(s): John Bryson, William Bryson, Kirsten Bryson, Thomas Bryson

William Bryson was born in 1555 in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Bryson And Janet Aufluk Afleck. William Bryson married Agnes Stout, Bessie Dunino, Janet Jonet Broun Brown, and had children including John Bryson, Kirsten Brucsoun Bryson, Thomas Dna Brysone Bryson, William Wilyeam Dna Brysounne Brysoune Bryson. William Bryson passed away in 1664 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Bryson was born in 1555 in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Bryson And Janet Aufluk Afleck.
  • William Bryson married Agnes Stout, Bessie Dunino, Janet Jonet Broun Brown, and had children including John Bryson, Kirsten Brucsoun Bryson, Thomas Dna Brysone Bryson, William Wilyeam Dna Brysounne Brysoune Bryson.
  • William Bryson passed away in 1664 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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William Bryson's Ancestors

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William Bryson
1555–1664
Birth Place: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Bryson
1540–
Perth, Perth, Scotland, Western Australia, Australie
Janet (Aufluk) Afleck
1540–
Grandparents
James (Dna Brisoun Brisone) Bryson
1510–
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Janet (Jonet) McNICHOL
1510–
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Bryson
1485–
Mr McNICHOL
1480–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bryson's Descendants

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William Bryson (1555–18 March 1664) m. AGNES Stout (1559–) m. Bessie Dunino (1550–) m. Janet (Jonet Broun) Brown (1562–24 February 1662)
  1. 1. John Bryson 1589–1646 m. Margaret Greg 1598–1621
    1. 1. Janet ((Jonet)) Bryson 1615–1672 m. William (Francis) Mitchell 1612–1701 m. William Butterfield 1612–
      1. 1. Helen Mitchell 1640–1689 m. Reverend (Sir James "The Martyr" Mitchell) (Covenanter) 1636–1678
        1. 1. Janet Mitchell 1663–1736 m. Robert (Garner) Colville 1666–1733 m. Robert (Garner) Colville 1663–1733
        2. 2. John (Merchell) (Covenanter) 1660–1741
        3. 3. Annabell (Annaple) Mitchell 1660–
        4. 4. James (Glenn) Merchell 1661–1662
        5. 5. Bessie Merchell 1661–
        6. 6. Alexander (Mitchell) ** 1655–
        7. 7. George Mitchell 1670–1756
        8. 8. John Mitchell 1665–1689
        9. 9. Katherine Mitchell 1673–
        10. 10. Margaret Mitchell 1673–
        11. 11. Susannah Mitchell 1666–
        12. 12. Thomas Mitchell 1665–
        13. 13. Thomas Mitchell 1676–
        14. 14. Mourning Winn 1668–
      2. 2. John Mitchell 1640–
      3. 3. Robert Mitchell –1918
      4. 4. Eizabeth (Elspet Catherine) Mitchell 1640–1688
      5. 5. Helen Lochlan 1640–1689
      6. 6. Janet (Elizabeth) Mitchell 1643–
      7. 7. Margaret Mitchell 1637–1676
      8. 8. Archibald Mitchel 1660–1700
      9. 9. Thomas Mitchell 1650–
      10. 10. William Mitchell 1665–1729
      11. 11. William Mitchell 1637–1725
      12. 12. Johne Mitchell 1645–
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Bessie Bryson) (Wilson) 1612–1630
  2. 2. William (Wilyeam Dna Brysounne Brysoune) Bryson 1589–1699
  3. 3. Kirsten (Brucsoun) Bryson 1586–
  4. 4. Thomas (Dna Brysone) Bryson 1587–

William Bryson's Timeline

3 Records

1555
1555
Birth of William Bryson in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1573
24 May 1573
Age 18
William Bryson was married in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1664
18 March 1664
Age 109
Death of William Bryson in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 May 1573
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 March 1664
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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